time lapse photographs showing a gas hydrate nodule burning when a flame is placed in close proximity

Hydrates are ice with fuel inside - they can be lit by a match, or the application of any heat. Here are a series of time lapse photographs showing a gas hydrate nodule -- which has the consistancy of ice -- burning when a flame is placed in close proximity. Image courtesy of Deep East 2001, Naval Research Laboratory, NOAA/OER.

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